With a background in literature, film, and classical civilisation, Jane moved from Ireland to Sicily for what was intended to be a brief stint teaching English, travel writing, and learning Italian. The love affair with Italy was unbreakable and led to making a permanent home in Florence. Always journalistically inclined, she writes about culture and community in Florence.
The disused WW2 air raid shelter in San Niccolò has recently been repurposed as a digital art exhibition space, Rifugio Digitale.
The recently launched museum orients around its giant centerpiece, a 280-square metre-railway model that’s one of the largest in Europe.
Cosimo De Vita calls himself "the artiginer", a portmanteau word for artisan meets designer, as we meet him in his via de' Bardi show space.
Here are a few tips and tricks for a more sustainable tech life when it comes to web and electronic device usage.
Discover the newly opened Alice & Co. independent bookstore and storytelling school mere footsteps from the Duomo.
Where to make the most of nature in the city and surroundings.
Miriam Hurley and Lexie Cimko created the Speakeasy Multilingual get-togethers in Florence in 2014.
Tornabuoni Arte inaugurates new exhibition space at via de’ Tornabuoni 5, one of the most sought-after streets for all sellers.
On display from March 29 to June 5 in the magnificent rooms of Palazzina della Meridiana in Palazzo Pitti.
Donatello's Renaissance masterpieces are the focus of the display at Palazzo Strozzi and the Bargello National Museum from March 19 to July 31.
With a Florentine father, American mother and a full family immersion into the foodie universe (her stepfather is the well-known butcher, Dario Cecchini), Mugello-born Martina Bartolozzi explores Italy and the ...
Florence is filled with churches and religious centres to embrace all faiths. Here’s a round-up of English-speaking services. Agape Protestant United Church. Services at 4pm every 2nd and 4th Sunday ...
For the first time, the three Pietàs (image of the Virgin Mary mourning the dead body of Christ) by Michelangelo are on display together in the Tribune Room at the ...
Films, documentaries, TV series and audiovisual creations seek the beauty of Tuscany as their backdrop. 2021 saw an increase of 100% compared to 2019, with over 146 productions made by ...
Three exhibitions at MAD Murate Art District centre on Afro-descendant artists from February 10 through to April 2, 2022, curated in collaboration with Black History Month Florence.
The blue rooms of the eclectic Stefano Bardini Museum are fixed with 12 uncanny works that beguile viewers as they immerse themselves in the fantastical and, at times, unsettling objects ...
If you're feeling low, reach out to one of Florence's many English-speaking therapists.
Danae Mercer, a journalist, activist, content creator and Cambridge alumna, reveals the tricks of the trade behind posed and filtered photos to highlight the difference between appearance and reality and ...
REMEMBER/ International Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27 On the occasion of the holocaust memorial on January 27, various initiatives are organized around the city, including the projection ...
COMMUNITY / Thanksgiving with The Florentine 6.30pm, November 25 Come dine with us! At 6.30pm on November 25, join us at Ruffino’s Poggio Casciano wine estate to ...
FASHION/ Pitti Immagine The fashion-filled fest at Fortezza da Basso spreads style all over the city with Pitti Immagine Uomo 101 (menswear) and Pitti Immagine Bimbo 94 ...
EXHIBITION/ Anj Smith A Willow Grows Aslant the Brook December 17 to May 1, 2022 12 works by the British artist Anj Smith (Kent, United Kingdom, 1978) will be on ...
CONTEMPORARY/ HI WOMAN! The News of the Future December 11 to February 27, 2022 Paola Pivi ‘Have you seen me before’ Twenty-two international artists feature in this ...
From first experiences of winter and Ikea to blossoming in the beauty of the city, Sophia Sanchez came to Florence from Cebu in the Philippines in pursuit of her architectural ...